Ichthyosaurus
Genus of extinct marine reptile, type genus of Ichthyosauria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ichthyosaurus (derived from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning 'fish' and σαῦρος (sauros) meaning 'lizard') is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian[3]), with possible Late Triassic record,[1] from Europe (Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal[4]). It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, as it is the type genus of the order Ichthyosauria.[5][6][7]
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Ichthyosaurus | |
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Fossil specimen of I. somersetensis at Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK OR 2013) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Ichthyosauria |
Family: | †Ichthyosauridae |
Genus: | †Ichthyosaurus De la Beche & Conybeare, 1821 |
Type species | |
†Ichthyosaurus communis De la Beche & Conybeare, 1822 | |
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